Why does my tax information show two withholding rates - one for royalty copyright and one for royalty film?[/h4] [b]A.[/b] These are separate tax rates that are applied depending on the content type of your sales. The royalty copyright rate will apply to US sourced sales on games and related DLCs. The royalty film rate will apply to US sourced sales on film and video. These rates do not accumulate for a higher rate of withholding and only one rate will be applied depending on the type of sales. [*][h4]Q. …

Hear what your customers are discussing and asking. Rather than spending a bunch of energy in replying to every thread, channel that energy and excitement into improving your product; fix the bug, create new content, etc. …

Focus on your product rather than getting worked up over negative comments. Channel your energy into fixing the core issues and making customers happy in the product. [*]Don't let someone on your team become a target. If you do communicate, consider doing so from an anonymous developer account. …

[/list] [/list] [/list] [b]Example Response:[/b] [code=json] { "response": { "result": "OK", "params": { "count": 4, "orders": [ { "orderid": "1233", "transid": "1234567890123456788", "steamid": "76561197972751825", "status": "PartialRefund", "currency": "USD", "time": "2024-01-23T18:30:00Z", "country": "US", "usstate": "WA", "timecreated": "2024-01-23T18:15:00Z", "items": [ { "itemid": 100, "qty": 1, "amount": 99, "vat": 9, "itemstatus": "Refunded" }, { "itemid": 101, "qty": 1, "amount": 1299, "vat": 116, "itemstatus": "Succeeded" } ] }, { "orderid": "1234", "transid": "1234567890123456789", "steamid": "76561197972751825", "status": "Failed", "currency": "USD", "time": "2024-01-23T18:40:30Z", "country": "US", "usstate": "WA", "timecreated": "2024-01-23T18:39:00Z", "items": [ { "itemid": 100, "qty": 1, "amount": 99, "vat": 9, "itemstatus": "Failed" } ] }, { "orderid": "1235", "transid": "1234567890123456790", "steamid": "76561197972751825", "status": "Succeeded", "currency": "USD", "time": "2024-01-23T18:40:40Z", "country": "US", "usstate": "WA", "timecreated": "2024-01-23T18:39:30Z", "items": [ { "itemid": 101, "qty": 1, "amount": 1299, "vat": 116, "itemstatus": "Succeeded" } ] }, { "orderid": "1236", "transid": "1234567890123456791", "steamid": "76561197972751825", "status": "Chargedback", "currency": "USD", "time": "2024-01-23T19:55:00Z", "country": "US", "usstate": "WA", "timecreated": "2024-01-23T18:40:00Z", "items": [ { "itemid": 102, "qty": 1, "amount": 999, "vat": 89, "itemstatus": "Chargedback" } ] } ] } } } [/code] [section=GetUserAgreementInfo]GetUserAgreementInfo[/section] [code=http]GET https://partner.steam-api.com/ISteamMicroTxn/GetUserAgreementInfo/v2/[/code] [table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Required[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr] [td][b]key[/b][/td][td]string[/td] [td]✔[/td] [td]Steamworks Web API [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi_overview/auth#publisher-keys]publisher key[/url] with [b]Microtransaction[/b] permissions.…

[/list] [/list] [/list] [b]Example Response:[/b] [code=xml] <response> <result>OK</result> <params> <state>WA</state> <country>US</country> <currency>USD</currency> </params> </response> [/code] [section=InitTxn]InitTxn[/section] [code=http]POST https://partner.steam-api.com/ISteamMicroTxn/InitTxn/v3/[/code] [table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Required[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr] [td][b]key[/b][/td][td]string[/td] [td]✔[/td] [td]Steamworks Web API [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi_overview/auth#publisher-keys]publisher key[/url] with [b]Microtransaction[/b] permissions.…

As such, respect and prioritize how you[i] talk about[/i] your game as highly as the nuts-and-bolts programming. Communications deserve the same creative energy as in-game design. Work collaboratively when writing announcements - everyone working on the product should have input into what you are communicating to players. [*][b]Pair announcements with updates[/b] Product updates are a prime use case for announcements. …

This is completely optional—if you do not have the experience or time to set up a livestream, it's fine to focus your energy on the demo experience and the game itself. A tutorial on [doclink=store/broadcast/setting_up]streaming to your store page[/doclink] is available. …

Max size - 128 characters[/td][/tr] [/table] [b]Example response: [/b] [code] "response": { "results": [ { "partnerid": "10500", "date": "2025/05/01", "line_item_type": "Package", "packageid": 123, "bundleid":777 "package_sale_type": "Steam", "platform": "Windows", "country_code": "AU", "base_price": "3995", "sale_price": "1995", "currency": "AUD", "gross_units_sold": 10, "gross_units_returned": -2, "gross_sales_usd": "311.7201", "gross_returns_usd": "-25.5322", "net_tax_usd": "26.0431", "primary_appid": 999, "additional_revenue_share_tier": 0, "net_units_sold": 8, "net_sales_usd": "260.1448", "combined_discount_id": 8888, "total_discount_percentage": 50 }, { "partnerid": "10500", "date": "2025/05/01", "line_item_type": "Package", "packageid": 456, "package_sale_type": "Steam", "platform": "Windows", "country_code": "CA", "base_price": "5999", "sale_price": "5999", "currency": "CAD", "gross_units_sold": 100, "gross_units_returned": 0, "gross_sales_usd": "4309.0101", "gross_returns_usd": "0.0000", "net_tax_usd": "517.0812", "primary_appid": 1099, "additional_revenue_share_tier": 1, "viw_grant_partnerid": "5200", "net_units_sold": 100, "net_sales_usd": "3791.9288", }, { "partnerid": "10500", "date": "2025/05/01", "line_item_type": "MicroTxn", "appid": 1099, "game_item_id": 1, "country_code": "US", "currency": "USD", "gross_units_sold": 2, "gross_units_returned": 0, "gross_sales_usd": "9.9800", "gross_returns_usd": "0.0000", "net_tax_usd": "0.9980", "primary_appid": 1099, "additional_revenue_share_tier": 1, "net_units_sold": 2, "net_sales_usd": "8.9820", "avg_sale_price_usd": "4.9900" }, { "partnerid": "10500", "date": "2025/05/01", "line_item_type": "Package", "packageid": 123, "package_sale_type": "Retail", "platform": "Unknown", "country_code": "AE", "primary_appid": 999, "key_request_id": 7100, "gross_units_activated": 10 }, ], "key_request_info": [ { "key_request_id": 7100, "key_request_notes": "Keys for Key Markets", "game_code_id": 842, "game_code_description": "Retail Distribution - Middle East & North Africa", "territory_code_id": 0, "territory_code_description": "UNUSED" } ], "package_info": [ { "packageid": 123, "package_name": "Grate Expectations: Cheese Preparation Simulator - Deluxe Edition" }, { "packageid": 456, "package_name": "Grate Expectations 2: Curd Your Loins - Launch Edition" } ] "app_info": [ { "appid": 999, "app_name": "Grate Expectations: Cheese Preparation Simulator }, { "appid": 1099, "app_name": "Grate Expectations 2: Curd Your Loins" } ], "bundle_info": [ { "bundleid": 777, "bundle_name": "Grate Expectations Deluxe Bundle" }, ], "combined_discount_info": [ { "combined_discount_id": 8888, "combined_discount_name": "Bundle Discount", "total_discount_percentage": 50, "discount_ids": [11111] }, ], "game_item_info": [ { "appid": 1099, "game_item_id": 1, "game_item_description": "500 Grams of Whey", "game_item_category": "Essential Cheese Product" } ], "country_info": [ { "country_code": "AE", "country_name": "United Arab Emirates", "region": "Middle East & North Africa" }, { "country_code": "AU", "country_name": "Australia", "region": "Oceania" }, { "country_code": "CA", "country_name": "Canada", "region": "North America" }, { "country_code": "US", "country_name": "United States", "region": "North America" }, ], "max_id": "29481179373" [/code] [section=GetAppWishlistReporting]GetAppWishlistReporting[/section] [code=http]GET https://partner.steam-api.com/IPartnerFinancialsService/GetAppWishlistReporting/v001/[/code] [b]Request values[/b][table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Type[/th][th]Required[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr] [td][b]key[/b][/td][td]string[/td] [td]✔[/td] [td]Steamworks Web API [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi_overview/auth#publisher-keys]publisher key[/url] with [b]Financial[/b] permissions.…

[/td][/tr] [tr=k_EAppType_Franchise][td][b]k_EAppType_Franchise[/b][/td][td]0x400[/td][td]A hub for collections of multiple apps, eg films, series, games.[/td][/tr] [tr=k_EAppType_Video][td][b]k_EAppType_Video[/b][/td][td]0x800[/td][td]A video component of either a Film or TVSeries (may be the feature, an episode, preview, making-of, etc.)…